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Welcome to the Raxan User Guide for Web Application Developers. The purpose of this user guide is to help developers understand how to build and develop applications using the Raxan Framework.</p>

<h3>What is Raxan?</h3>

<p>Raxan is an Open Source <strong>Rich Ajax Application</strong> Framework that combines the unique features of CSS, HTML, JavaScript and PHP to deliver an integrated solution for building today's rich web 2.0 applications.</p>

<h3>What is Included?</h3>

<p>For the Ajax/CSS developer, Raxan comes bundled with the latest jQuery libraries, a dynamic JavaScript/CSS loader and a CSS framework. The CSS framework includes support for grid and elastic layouts, columns, tables, and a lot of other useful features for creating simple to complex web pages with just a few lines of code.</p>

<p>For the PHP developer, Raxan comes bundled with the PDI (Programmable Document Interface) Framework, which includes support for client-server Ajax communications, server-side jQuery DOM manipulation API and a lot of other powerful features.</p>

<h3>Main features</h3>

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    Supports IE 6+, Opera 9+, FF 2+, Safari, and Chrome
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    <h4 class="bold bottom bmb">Template Binder</h4>
    Bind any PDO dataset or array to elements within a web page
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    Built-in support for mobile enabled web pages.
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    Create a data Pager just a single method call.
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    Predefined classes for quick and easy styling
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    Extent the framework with custom plugins and extensions
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    Supports Internationalization and Localization
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    Server-side HTML/XML DOM Traversing and Manipulation
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    Validate and sanitize user inputs
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    Includes support for Chainable method calls
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    Performs ajax file uploads and event callbacks 
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    Automatically blocks and prevents cross-site request forgery
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    Easily integrate Raxan Ajax applications into any web page.
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    Manage multiple page actions with the with switchboard.
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<h3>What's Next?</h3>

<p>To learn more and the Raxan Framework, please visit the <a href="table-of-contents.html">Table of Contents</a> and read the all documentation located under the sections label 'Intrudction' and 'General Topics'.</p>

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